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Bunkie is a small town of 3,253 people in Avoyelles Parish, Louisiana. It's about 29 miles from Alexandria, LA and 207 miles from Houston, TX, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 93°F and winter highs 60°F, with almost no snow. The typical home is valued around $93k and rent runs about $828 a month.
3,253people
$93kTypical home
$828/moRent
93° / 60°Summer / winter
0"Snow
248Sunny days
104Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 3,253
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 1,076 people per sq mi
- 207 mi to Houston, TX
- 29 mi to Alexandria, LA
- 29 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $93k (≈$588/mo)
- Median rent $828/mo
- Median household income $22k
- Property tax about 0.2% of value
- 11.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 93°F
- Winter highs around 60°F
- Steamy summers (dew point 72°F)
- 248 sunny days a year (113 totally clear)
- 117 cloudy days a year
- 40 of 90 winter days are gray
- 104 days a year with rain or snow
- Basically no snow
- Snow days are rare
- 3 days a year over 100°F
- Rarely drops below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- About average violent crime (316 per 100k), county-wide
- Low property crime (972 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 40
- 26% of households have kids
- 23% are 65 or older
- 10% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 1% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 29 min
- 8% walk or take transit to work
- 33 mi to AEX airport
- 132 mi to MSY (major hub)
- 51 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 80% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1960
- 77% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 79 ft
- 78 mi to the ocean
- 76 mi to a big lake
- 32 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 10 mi to the nearest campground
- 2 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 14 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 3 bars within 25 mi
- Few or no coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 3 museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 50 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 47% of Louisiana districts (reading)
- 12 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 6 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 29 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 46 mi to the nearest vet
- 38 mi to the nearest dog park
- 8 congregations per 10k people
- 21 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Avoyelles Parish: R+43 in 2024
- Louisiana: R+22 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Moderate hurricane risk
- High tornado risk
- Very low wildfire risk
- Very low earthquake risk
- Low flood risk
- Low drought risk
- Very low winter storm risk
- High heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk